Threadfin Mangrovegoby, Mugilogobius filifer Larson 2001


Other Names: Threadfin Mangrove Goby

A male Threadfin Mangrovegoby, Mugilogobius filifer, from the Northern Territory. Source: Dave Wilson / Aquagreen. License: All rights reserved

Summary:
A pale brown to greyish goby with 7-9 short oblique dark blotches, bars or chevrons along the side, the bars usually broken up into off-set pairs of blotches. The species also has a dark oblique shoulder bar, a radiating or reticulate pattern of brown lines on the head, and a broad brown band crossing the branchiostegal membranes beneath the head.

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Bray, D.J. 2019, Mugilogobius filifer in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2245

Threadfin Mangrovegoby, Mugilogobius filifer Larson 2001

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Distribution

Cossack, Western Australia, to Cape York and Mabuiag Island, Torres Strait. Elsewhere the species is known from Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.
Inhabits mangrove-lined creeks and estuaries, sometimes entering the lower freshwater parts of streams.

Features

Dorsal fin VI + I,7; Anal fin I,7; Pectoral fin 15-17;  Vertebrae 26: Longitudinal scales 29-40; TRB 9-13; Predorsal scales 13-21; Circumpeduncular scales 11-15.
Predorsal scales small, reaching close up behind eyes, anterior-most scale somewhat larger than rest; scales on body mostly ctenoid; first spine of dorsal fin of adult males usually longest, filamentous (usually white and conspicuous). Caudal fin rounded.

Etymology

The specific name filifer is from the Latin  filum (= thread or filament), and -fer, suffix (= to bear or carry), in reference to the elongate first dorsal fin of adult males.

Species Citation

Mugilogobus filifer Larson 2001, Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 62: 119, figs 22b, 83, 112-115. Type locality: mangroves, Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory.

Author

Bray, D.J. 2019

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Threadfin Mangrovegoby, Mugilogobius filifer Larson 2001

References


Hitchcock, G., Finn, M.A., Burrows, D.W., & Johnson, J.W. 2012. Fishes from fresh and brackish waters of islands in Torres Strait, far north Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 56(1): 14-24 See ref at BHL

Larson, H.K. 2001. A revision of the gobiid fish genus Mugilogobius (Teleostei: Gobioidei), and its systematic placement. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 62: 1-233 DOI 10.18195/issn.0313-122x.62.2001.001-233 Open access

Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 

Moore, G.I., Morrison, S.M., Hutchins, B.J., Allen, G.R. & Sampey, A. 2014. Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: fishes. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 84: 161-206 DOI 10.18195/issn.0313-122x.84.2014.161-206 open access

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37428350

Depth:0-10 m

Habitat:Estuaries, mangroves, freshwater

Max Size:4 cm SL

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